Danny Sonner
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| Danny Sonner | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel James Sonner | |
| Date of birth | January 9, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Unattached | |
| Number | 34 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990–1991 1991–1993 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1998 1998–2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2007 2007 2008– |
Wigan Athletic Burnley → Bury (loan) SC Viktoria 04 Koln BFC Preussen Erzgebirge Aue Ipswich Town Sheffield Wednesday Birmingham City Walsall Nottingham Forest Peterborough United → Port Vale (loan) Port Vale Walsall Wrexham |
0 (0) 6 (0) 5 (3) 21 (3) ? (?) 21 (6) 56 (3) 53 (3) 41 (2) 24 (4) 28 (0) 15 (0) 13 (0) 62 (2) 6 (0) 5 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 14 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel James "Danny" Sonner (born 9 January 1972 in Wigan, England) is a Northern Irish international footballer, currently without a club after being released by Wrexham.
[edit] Career
A much-travelled midfielder he has represented his country 14 times.
Plucked from obscurity from German third division football, he became a valuable squad member for George Burley's Ipswich Town. He, however fell out with the manager and was soon off to Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed free thought to be in the region of £75,000. With Wednesday he spent two seasons in the Premiership but was released from his contract upon their relegation. He then signed for Birmingham City where he returned to haunt his old club on Tuesday, 12 December 2000. By scoring in a 2–0 League Cup quarter-final victory over The Owls.[1][2] On 27 September 2007, Sonner left Walsall.[3]
On January 11, 2008, Sonner and fellow Saddlers team mate, Paul Hall both joined League Two strugglers Wrexham.[4] He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Danny Sonner - Sheffield Wednesday FC - Football-Heroes.net
- ^ BBC SPORT | WORTHINGTON CUP | Sonner shines in the rain
- ^ "Midfielder Sonner leaves Walsall", BBC Sport, 2007-09-27. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
- ^ "Wrexham capture Hall and Sonner", BBC Sport, 2008-01-11. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ "Roberts and Llewellyn leave Reds", BBC Sport, 2008-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
